The Prime Minister launched 'Swachh Bharat Mission' on the .... birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

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The correct option is 3:

The Swachh Bharat Mission (Clean India Mission) was launched by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, on October 2, 2014. This date is highly significant as it marks the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, whose philosophy deeply emphasized cleanliness and sanitation (Swachhata). To determine the correct anniversary, we must recall that Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869. By calculating the difference between the launch year (2014) and the birth year (1869), we find that the year 2014 marked the $2014 - 1869 = 145$th birth anniversary. The government strategically chose this date to link the massive cleanliness campaign directly to the legacy and ideals of the Father of the Nation.

The incorrect option is 1 (100th): This would refer to the year 1969 ($1869 + 100$), which is decades before the launch of the Swachh Bharat Mission in 2014. The 100th anniversary was celebrated while various previous sanitation programs were in place, but not the SBM.

The incorrect option is 2 (140th): The 140th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's birth occurred in 2009 ($1869 + 140$). This date precedes the launch of the Swachh Bharat Mission by five years.

The incorrect option is 4 (150th): The 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi was celebrated in 2019 ($1869 + 150$). While the Swachh Bharat Mission aimed to achieve its key goals by the 150th anniversary in 2019, the mission itself was launched five years earlier, on the 145th anniversary.